The state Hawaii Will no longer require strict pre-entry and quarantine tests for domestic travelers fully vaccinated in the US, Governor David Ige’s office announced on Thursday. Starting July 8, US visitors will only need to present and carry a CDC vaccination card to visit the islands. Those who are considered fully vaccinated are at least two weeks after their last vaccination.

“We assume Hawaii will have reached a vaccination rate of 60% on or around July 8,” Ige said in a statement. “Our residents have sacrificed and worked hard to get to that point, but we still have more work to do.” The state is hoping to reach a 70 percent vaccination rate, which Iges announced to lift all COVID-19 restrictions in the state become.

Restrictions still in place include a nationwide mask mandate for indoor use. With the new change, restaurants will be 75 percent busy on July 8th. Requires a mandate COVID-19 test for Travel between the islands the state was suspended on June 15 for residents of Hawaii.

The state of Hawaii has under its Safe travel Program since tourism reopened in October 2020. Anyone who does not provide an approved test result upon arrival must be put into a 10-day quarantine or return to the mainland.

Since only certain laboratories and tests are allowed, many travelers have spoken of it Denied entry to Hawaii and must return to the mainland. Travelers were too arrested for failing to enter a quarantine facility as required after arrival without an approved test result. Ige said the new test-free immigration program for vaccinated people will “make it easier for vaccinated people to travel to Hawaii”.

Maui County’s Mayor Michael Victorino called the move a “step towards normalcy” and said he hoped the move would “serve as an incentive for the unvaccinated to get the injection.” Hawaii’s current state Coronavirus Fall Rate an average of 43 cases per day.

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Originally published on Condé Nast Traveler

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